ABOUT
THE AUTHORJock Pichette, is a semi retired, former business owner with an ambition to write. Enjoys the sports world, and has devoted twenty eights years to sports management. Puts on the rollerblades every now and then. Enjoy's bowling, walking, ice skating, dabbles in oils, and produces art shows.[February 2001]

AUTHOR'S TITLES PUBLISHED WITH STORYMANIA (10)A Story Of One Man, His Universal Carrier And The Unknown(Non-Fiction)They did not ask Bert to join the War, he signed up, and did his duties. He drove a Bren Gun Carrier carrying men into battle. He was a feisty individual, possibly the reason why his unit did so well. He married Irene, and had 8 children. [3,486 words] [January 2001](HITS 429, REVS. 1)Blind Pig(Short Stories)Blind Pig, involves a Polish Immigrant who came to Canada, worked extremely hard in a packing house, brought up three boys on his own, loved the ladies, and without a license sold beer from his private home. [1,743 words] [May 2000](HITS 353, REVS. 0)Eviction Leads To A New Life(Short Stories)Eviction Leads To A New Life is all about a young boy, and a mom who lived in a duplex, but just about existed. She worked so hard as a cleaning women to pay for the weekly rent, but unfortunately, never informed young Jocko about her predicament. Unknown to Jock, his good friend Moe, and his uncle ... [2,738 words] [May 2000](HITS 353, REVS. 0)Horseshoe And A Red Truck (Short Stories)A short story. [1,531 words] [May 2000](HITS 302, REVS. 1)Jocko(Short Stories)Involves a young boy who loved hockey, but also had a great deal of pride. So in order to learn how to skate, he devised a method away from his friends, so that he could learn on his own. Once he mastered his capacity to skate without falling, he then went over to the big park, and enjoyed the large... [2,438 words] [May 2000](HITS 322, REVS. 0)Medical Officer With A Mission(Non-Fiction)A young soldier joins WWII from University, drives a jeep with all his medical tools and supplies. Comes back home, continues his education, and initiates an Oncology Day Center at Royal Victoria Hospital. [4,451 words] [January 2001](HITS 440, REVS. 0)Oscar Costin D-Day(Non-Fiction)Oscar is special, a wireless operator during WWII with a mission to come back home in one piece. When you sit next to Oscar, you can see the fire in his eyes, a pre-requisite to win. But, you can also see a tear every now and then. Oscar was a great community man as well. [1,843 words] [January 2001](HITS 400, REVS. 1)Rainy Day Kids(Short Stories)The Rainy day Kids were young boy who found something to do, rain or shine, and before the age of twelve already had mastered the art of exploring Canals, Rail Tracks, sheds, and a popular stockyard full of animals. [2,208 words] [May 2000](HITS 323, REVS. 0)Street Battles(Short Stories)Street Battles, is about a young boy without supervision, who is always sticking up for his friends, and get's into fights at the sound of the Tramway bell. [3,252 words] [May 2000](HITS 720, REVS. 0)The Gaspe Peninsula(Non-Fiction)The story is about a beautiful part of Quebec. Whether its reaching a peak and only seeing blue water, enthralled with dusk while sitting on your balcony or peace and tranquility of New Richmond. The venture was pure medicine. [5,878 words] [Travel] [February 2001](HITS 774, REVS. 0)